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    The surname Raia

    A Latin surname, carried by 1,559 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R000

    Raia: #17,927 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Raia #17,927, 1,559 people Raia: #17,927 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Raia #17,927, 1,559 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Raia is more common than 89% of them.

    Origin

    Latin origin

    From the Sicilian surname, from raia (“smilax”) and raja (“ray”), both from Latin raia. As an Arabic surname, from راية (rāya, “flag”).

    One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,559 people named Raia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 198,041 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,457.

    #17,927
    rank among US surnames
    1,559
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7%
    change since 2000 (was #17,734)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,921Pop1,560197,914
    #17,927Mayton1,559198,041

    Who is named Raia

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Raia identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Raias

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cláudia Raia
      Brazilian actress, born 1966

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Raia

    Raia has the Soundex code R000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R000.

    Other Latin surnames

    All 91 Latin surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Raia come from?
    From the Sicilian surname, from raia (“smilax”) and raja (“ray”), both from Latin raia. As an Arabic surname, from راية (rāya, “flag”).
    How common is the surname Raia?
    1,559 people in the United States had the surname Raia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,041 Americans. It ranked 17,927th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Raia?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Raia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Raia?
    Cláudia Raia, Brazilian actress.
    Where is the surname Raia most common?
    Wikidata records people named Raia in Brazil.
    Is the surname Raia getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,559 in 2010, up 7.0%.